Temporomandibular DisordersPhase 3NCT02251015
Effects of the Use of Occlusal Splint on the Postural Balance of Individuals With Temporomandibular Disorder
A Phase 3 study testing occlusal plate and therapeutic exercises in people with Temporomandibular Disorders, run by University of Sao Paulo at 1 site in Brazil.
Trial summary
To investigate the effects of the use of occlusal splint over postural balance in individuals with signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorder. The research group consists of 49 patients (36 getting occlusal splints and 13 as control group) between 18 and 75 years old, both genders, diagnosed as temporomandibular… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 75 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Temporomandibular Disorders
- What is being tested?
- occlusal plate and therapeutic exercises
- Type of treatment
- Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 49 participants
- Where
- 1 siteBrazil
- Study dates
- Jul 2011to Dec 2012
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 75 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Diagnostic Criteria Temporomandibular Disorders and dentate subjects
Who cannot join
- Without Diagnostic Criteria Temporomandibular Disorders and edentulous subjects
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Evaluation of Postural Balance in Individuals With Temporomandibular Disorder by Means of Force Platform After Using Occlusal Stabilizer Splint Disorder
To investigate the effects of the use of occlusal splint over postural balance in individuals with signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorder. The research group consists of 49 patients (36 getting occlusal splints and 13 as control group) between 18 and 75 years old, both genders, diagnosed as temporomandibular disorder (TMD) by RDC/TMD questionnaire and magnetic resonance imaging of the temporomandibular joints. The research is a randomized, controlled, prospective clinical study with intervention. Postural equilibrium will be evaluated by means of a force plate. In the randomization, the splinted group was under an occlusal-stability criterion as well as advised under therapeutic exercises while the control group got only orientation about therapeutic exercises. After 12 weeks, the groups were re-evaluated. The results will be analyzed by categorical data using absolute and relative frequencies as well as continuous data using average, median, standard deviation, 25 and 75 percentiles, besides minimum and maximum values; comparison between the times by non-parametric Wilcoxon, Mann-Whitney and ANOVA tests with a threshold of significance of 0.05.
Read the detailed description
approved 06/29/2011
- Conditions
- Temporomandibular Disorders
- Being tested
- occlusal plate, therapeutic exercises
- Keywords
- Postural balance, Temporomandibular disorders, splints
- Medical subject headings
- Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
occlusal plateProcedure or surgery
In the plate group arm, the patients used the occlusal splints for all night plus 4 hours during the day and they made therapeutic exercises 15 repetitions 3 times a day.
The orientation for therapeutic exercises seek to correctly position the jaw in the resting position (maxillary teeth approximately 2mm away from the mandibular teeth and the tip of the tongue accommodated on top of the incisive papilla on the hard palate, beyond an exercise that consisted of repeated opening and closing movements paying close attention to the position of the tongue, the point of which being accommodated on the incisive papilla during the exercises. The patient was instructed to perform 15 repetitions 3 times a day.
therapeutic exercisesProcedure or surgery
The orientation for therapeutic exercises seek to correctly position the jaw in the resting position (maxillary teeth approximately 2mm away from the mandibular teeth and the tip of the tongue accommodated on top of the incisive papilla on the hard palate, beyond an exercise that consisted of repeated opening and closing movements paying close attention to the position of the tongue, the point of which being accommodated on the incisive papilla during the exercises. The patient was instructed to perform 15 repetitions 3 times a day.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| therapeutic exercises | Active comparator | 13 as control group - The control group got only orientation related to therapeutic exercises.The orientation for therapeutic exercises seek to correctly position the jaw in the resting position. Maxillary teeth approximately 2mm away from the mandibular teeth and the tip of the tongue accommodated on top of the incisive papilla on the hard palate, beyond an exercise that consisted of repeated opening and closing movements paying close attention to the position of the tongue, the point of which being accommodated on the incisive papilla during the exercises. The patient was instructed to perform 15 repetitions 3 times a day. Receives: Procedure: therapeutic exercises |
| occlusal plate group | Experimental | 36 getting occlusal splints - the splinted group was subjects that used occlusal plate under the occlusal stability criteria. The patients also received therapeutic exercises too. The plate group arm, the patients used the occlusal splints for all night plus 4 hours during the day and they made therapeutic exercises 15 repetitions 3 times a day. Receives: Procedure: occlusal plate; Procedure: therapeutic exercises |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
to investigate the effects of the use of occlusal splint over postural balance in individuals with signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorder.
Postural equilibrium was evaluated by means of a force plate. In the randomization, the splinted group was under an occlusal-stability criterion as well as advised under therapeutic exercises while the control group got only orientation related to therapeutic exercises.
Measured: twelve weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted26 Sep 2014 (estimated)
- Study startJul 2011
- Primary completionDec 2011
- Study completionDec 2012
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Temporomandibular DisordersStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of Sao PauloThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 49 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Simone Saldanha Ignacio de Oliveira, University of Sao Paulo
- Investigators
- Simone de Oliveira, PHD, Principal investigator, University of Sao Paulo
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02251015
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Postural balance
- Status last verified
- Sep 2015
- First submitted
- 6 Nov 2013
- Last updated
- 10 Sep 2015
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 10 Sep 2015. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Evaluation of Postural Balance in Individuals With Temporomandibular Disorder by Means of Force Platform After Using Occlusal Stabilizer Splint Disorder
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02251015
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Postural balance
- Conditions
- Temporomandibular Disorders
- Keywords
- Postural balance, Temporomandibular disorders, splints
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 49 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of Sao PauloUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Jul 2011
- Primary completion
- Dec 2011 (actual)
- Study completion
- Dec 2012 (actual)
- First posted
- 26 Sep 2014 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
To investigate the effects of the use of occlusal splint over postural balance in individuals with signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorder. The research group consists of 49 patients (36 getting occlusal splints and 13 as control group) between 18 and 75 years old, both genders, diagnosed as temporomandibular disorder (TMD) by RDC/TMD questionnaire and magnetic resonance imaging of the temporomandibular joints. The research is a randomized, controlled, prospective clinical study with intervention. Postural equilibrium will be evaluated by means of a force plate. In the randomization, the splinted group was under an occlusal-stability criterion as well as advised under therapeutic exercises while the control group got only orientation about therapeutic exercises. After 12 weeks, the groups were re-evaluated. The results will be analyzed by categorical data using absolute and relative frequencies as well as continuous data using average, median, standard deviation, 25 and 75 percentiles, besides minimum and maximum values; comparison between the times by non-parametric Wilcoxon, Mann-Whitney and ANOVA tests with a threshold of significance of 0.05.
Detailed description
approved 06/29/2011
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| therapeutic exercises | Active comparator | Procedure: therapeutic exercises13 as control group - The control group got only orientation related to therapeutic exercises.The orientation for therapeutic exercises seek to correctly position the jaw in the resting position. Maxillary teeth approximately 2mm away from the mandibular teeth and the tip of the tongue accommodated on top of the incisive papilla on the hard palate, beyond an exercise that consisted of repeated opening and closing movements paying close attention to the position of the tongue, the point of which being accommodated on the incisive papilla during the exercises. The patient was instructed to perform 15 repetitions 3 times a day. |
| occlusal plate group | Experimental | Procedure: occlusal plate, Procedure: therapeutic exercises36 getting occlusal splints - the splinted group was subjects that used occlusal plate under the occlusal stability criteria. The patients also received therapeutic exercises too. The plate group arm, the patients used the occlusal splints for all night plus 4 hours during the day and they made therapeutic exercises 15 repetitions 3 times a day. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 75 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Diagnostic Criteria Temporomandibular Disorders and dentate subjects
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Without Diagnostic Criteria Temporomandibular Disorders and edentulous subjects
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| occlusal plateIn the plate group arm, the patients used the occlusal splints for all night plus 4 hours during the day and they made therapeutic exercises 15 repetitions 3 times a day. The orientation for therapeutic exercises seek to correctly position the jaw in the resting position (maxillary teeth approximately 2mm away from the mandibular teeth and the tip of the tongue accommodated on top of the incisive papilla on the hard palate, beyond an exercise that consisted of repeated opening and closing movements paying close attention to the position of the tongue, the point of which being accommodated on the incisive papilla during the exercises. The patient was instructed to perform 15 repetitions 3 times a day. | Procedure or surgery | occlusal plate group |
| therapeutic exercisesThe orientation for therapeutic exercises seek to correctly position the jaw in the resting position (maxillary teeth approximately 2mm away from the mandibular teeth and the tip of the tongue accommodated on top of the incisive papilla on the hard palate, beyond an exercise that consisted of repeated opening and closing movements paying close attention to the position of the tongue, the point of which being accommodated on the incisive papilla during the exercises. The patient was instructed to perform 15 repetitions 3 times a day. | Procedure or surgery | occlusal plate group, therapeutic exercises |
Primary outcome
to investigate the effects of the use of occlusal splint over postural balance in individuals with signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorder.
Time frame: twelve weeks
Postural equilibrium was evaluated by means of a force plate. In the randomization, the splinted group was under an occlusal-stability criterion as well as advised under therapeutic exercises while the control group got only orientation related to therapeutic exercises.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 10 Sep 2015.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Simone de Oliveira, PHD principal investigator
University of Sao Paulo
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 3 study testing occlusal plate and therapeutic exercises in people with Temporomandibular Disorders, run by University of Sao Paulo at 1 site in Brazil.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Sep 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Brazil. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
to investigate the effects of the use of occlusal splint over postural balance in individuals with signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorder. (time frame: twelve weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 10 Sep 2015.